Eating Disorders Anorexia Bulimia Binge-eating

Some Chilling Statistics Eating disorders have increased threefold in the last 50 years 10% of the population is afflicted with an eating disorder 90% of the cases are young women and adolescent girls Eating disorders are seen in teens, college students, and older population

Risk Factors for developing an eating disorder Personality and psychological factors Family influence Media

Three Types of Eating Disorders Anorexia nervosa- characterized by a pursuit of thinness that leads to self- starvation Bulimia nervosa- characterized by a cycle of bingeing followed by extreme behaviors to prevent weight gain, such as purging. Binge-eating disorder- characterized by regular bingeing, but do not engage in purging behaviors which results in extreme obesity.

Anorexia nervosa Begins with individuals restricting certain foods. Restrict high-fat foods first Food intake becomes severely limited

Anorexia nervosa Risk of Death: The Deadliest of all Psychological Disorders

Bulimia Nervosa Person goes through cycles of binging and purging. – binge: eating large amount of food at once – Purge: throwing up or use of laxative to force it out of the body very fast